The time to step up is now: making the most of Canada’s G7 presidency

As the only G7 nation with a truly Arctic identity, Canada has a duty to elevate the region’s strategic significance.

Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic, opening new shipping lanes and exposing vulnerabilities. Adversaries like Russia and China are keen to exploit them, writes Jonathan Berkshire Miller.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

February 12, 2025

In January, Canada assumed the presidency of the Group of Seven. It does so at a moment of profound geopolitical turbulence.

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